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His writings are , therefore , chiefly valuable as books of reference , as bringing
down the account of intellectual inquiry to the present period , and disposing the
results in a compendious , connected , and tangible shape ; but books of ...
His writings are , therefore , chiefly valuable as books of reference , as bringing
down the account of intellectual inquiry to the present period , and disposing the
results in a compendious , connected , and tangible shape ; but books of ...
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A number of mole - hills do not make a mountain , though a mountain is actually
made up of atoms : so moral truth must present itself under a certain aspect and
from a certain point of view , in order to produce its full and proper effect upon the
...
A number of mole - hills do not make a mountain , though a mountain is actually
made up of atoms : so moral truth must present itself under a certain aspect and
from a certain point of view , in order to produce its full and proper effect upon the
...
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A number of mole - hills do not make a mountain , thougb a mountain is actually
made up of atoms : so moral truth must present itself under a certain aspect and
from a certain point of view , in order to produce its full and proper effect upon the
...
A number of mole - hills do not make a mountain , thougb a mountain is actually
made up of atoms : so moral truth must present itself under a certain aspect and
from a certain point of view , in order to produce its full and proper effect upon the
...
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nay in general , too tightly strained , so as frequently to do harm instead of good :
but the present question is whether we can , with safety and effect , be wholly
emancipated from them ? Whether we should shake them off at pleasure and ...
nay in general , too tightly strained , so as frequently to do harm instead of good :
but the present question is whether we can , with safety and effect , be wholly
emancipated from them ? Whether we should shake them off at pleasure and ...
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... and has endeavoured to overlay his natural humour , sense , spirit , and style
with the dust and cobwebs of an obscure solitude . The best of it is , he thinks his
present mode of expressing himself perfect , and that whatever may be objected
...
... and has endeavoured to overlay his natural humour , sense , spirit , and style
with the dust and cobwebs of an obscure solitude . The best of it is , he thinks his
present mode of expressing himself perfect , and that whatever may be objected
...
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